Fasting

QUESTION: In my country, people say that we should fast on the previous or the next day also along with the fasting of arafah because in Saudi Arabia arafah is one day earlier and also we can’t keep only one voluntary fast. What to do?

Fasting, Slaughtering

02 Jun

ANSWER: What people say is baseless! It’s totally prohibited to fast on the day of eid, so how can you fast the next day of 9 Dhul-Hijah?! However, you can fast the day of Arafat according to your country and also any day that precedes it (if you wish) as it is part of the […]

QUESTION: Arafah is on June 5 and Eid al-Adha is on June 6 in the Makkah calendar.But in our country,Eid al-Adha is on June 7.Should we observe Arafah and do its recommended dhikr on June 5 (according to Makkah)?or should we follow our local calendar and observe Arafah on June 6?

Fasting, Hajj and Umrah, Slaughtering

01 Jun

ANSWER: You should follow your local moon sighting and do it on 6th June

QUESTION: Is it permissible to combine the intention of making up missed Ramadan fasts with the intention of fasting voluntary fasts for the first 9 days of Dhul Hijjah?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

25 May

ANSWER: This is permissible.

QUESTION: Sheikh is it permissible for children to disobey their parents when they tell their children in Ramadan “Dont fast because you have school and exams…..you will feel thirsty”. This is done by many parents in India. What’s the ruling on this?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Fiqh of the family

12 May

ANSWER: Parents are sinful for this & children must not obey their parents in this regard as there’s no pleasing or obedience to anyone at the cost of displeasing and disobedience to Allah

QUESTION: Do you have to pay fidya for intentionally breaking the fast in Ramadan if they are from previous years. And like what should i do now.

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

25 Apr

ANSWER: If you broke the fast with sexual intercourse, you need to fast 2 consecutive months and if you are unable, you need to feed 60 poor Muslims. If you broke your fast via anything else, you need to repent, show remorse, ask Allah for forgiveness and make up for that day without any expiation […]

QUESTION: I was fasting on day of Arafah but had to break my fast due to severe Migraine (headache). Is it a major sin to break fast as I was told by some people that “‘it’s better not to keep fast than to break it?'” Do I have to make up that fast? Is the ruling same as of Fasts of Ramadan?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

17 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this even without any genuine reason as this is a voluntary fast and not mandatory. If you are sick, it’s permissible to break even the mandatory fast!

QUESTION: I want to pay fidya for my mom. She is 73 and lives in USA. I live and work in Uae. USA rate is $15 per day and uae is Dhs 15 per day. Which rate shall I pay and can I pay it here in uae.

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

15 Apr

ANSWER: It doesn’t matter! As long as you are feeding one poor Muslim person, this is what counts even if it is cheaper than the USA

QUESTION: Fasting obligatory fast before fasting missed Ramadan fast or any fast

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

13 Apr

ANSWER: The question is not clear. If you have expiations or broken oaths, you can expiate them before making up for missed days of Ramadan

QUESTION: I am 47 years old. I always have intention to keep my missed fast later on, but I keep forgetting and next Ramadan comes. How do I replaced my fast all the previous year and now it’s getting harder to replace!

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

01 Apr

ANSWER: You are sinful for delaying to make them up and must make them up now when obstacles do not exist. You can combine them to Sunnah fasts for double the reward by fasting every Monday and Thursday

QUESTION: It was time to break fast and I was preparing my water and without thinking started drinking before making my intention to break my fast. I swallowed once before realizing and spit out the remaining water. I verbalized my intention and drank water. Is my fasting from the day still valid?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations

28 Mar

ANSWER: There’s no Verbal intention before breaking the fast as this is an innovation Once the sun sets and the athan is called, you simply break the fast by saying bismillah

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